工程硕士GCT英语真题.docx

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工程硕士GCT英语真题

第四部分外语运用能力测试（英语）

partOneVocabularyandStructureDirections:

Therearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.CandDChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasingletinethroughthecenter.

1．Makingenergyusecompletelyharmlesstotheenvironment______verydifficultandusuallyeconomicallyexpensive.

A．isB．areC.havebeenD．shallbe

2．______nogravity,therewouldbenoairaroundtheearth.heacenolife.

A．IftherehadbeenB．Iftherewas

C.HadtherebeenD．Werethere

3.Somememnbersofthecommitteesuggestedthatthemeeting______

A．beingpostponedB.tobepostponed

C．bepostponedD．postponed

4.Isthereanyingelse______youwanttogetreadyforthepartythisevening?

A．whichB．whoC.thatD．what

5．Sinceanyanswermaybring______tohisgovenrnentthespokesmantriedtoavoidthequestion.

A．commitmentB．embarrassment

C.failureD．benefit

6.Itispossibleforapersonto______negativeattitudesandgainhealthyconfidenceneededtorealizehisorherdreams.

A．getridofB．getawaywith

C.getoutofD．getalongwith

7.Bytheendofthisterm,thegirls______thebasicrulesofdinnerpartyconversation.

A．willlearnB．willhavelearned

C.havelearnedD．arelearning

8.Ifyoumisstheculturalreferences______aword,you'reverylikelytomissitsmeaning.

A．belowB．before

C.beyondD．behind

9．Icannot______yourplan,forIseenomoneyreturnforthepursuit

A．approveofB．arguewith

C.turndownD．giveup

10．Thethiefwasso______bythebrightlightsandbarkingdogsthathelefthastily.

A．annoyedB.frightened

C．puzzledD.disappointed

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherearethreepassagesandonetable.eachfollowedbyfivequesrionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Firefightersaneoftenaskedtospeaktoschoolandcommunitygroupsabouttheimportanceoffinesafety,particularlyfirepreventionanddetection.Bccausesmokedetectorsreducetheriskofdyinginafirebyhalf.firefightersoftenprovideaudienceswithinformationonhowtoinstalltheseprotectivcdevicesintheirhomes.

Specifically,theytellthemthesethings:

Asmokedetectorshouldbeplaccdoneachfloorofahome.Whilesleeping,peopleareinparticulardangerofanemergentfire、andtheremustheadctcctoroutsideeachsleepingarea.Agoodsiteforadeteciorwouldheahallwaythatrunsbetweenlivingspacesandbedrooms.

Becauseofthedead-airspacethatmightbemissedbyhotairbouncingaroundaboveafire,smokedetcctorsshouldbeinstalledeitherontheceilingatleastfourinchesfromthenearestwall,orhighonawallatleastfour,butnofurtherthantwelve,inchesfromtheceiling.

Deteccorsshouldnotbemountednearwindows,entrances,orotherplaceswheredrafts（过堂风）mightdirectthesmokeawayfromtheunit.Norshouldtheybeplacedinkitchensandgarages,wherecookingandgasfumesarelikelytocausefalsealarms.

11．Oneresponsibilityofafirefighteristo______.

A．installsmokedetectorsinresidentshomes

B．checkifsmokedetectorsareproperlyinstalled

C．developfiresafetyprogramsforschools

D．speaktoresidentsabouthowtopreventfires

12．Comparedwithhomeswithoutsmokedetectorshomeswiththemgivetheirownersa50%betterchanceof______.

A．survivingafireB.preventingafire

C．detectingahiddenfireD.notgettinginjuredinafire

13．Asmokedetectormustalwaysbeplaced______.

A．onanylevelofahome

B．outsideallhedroomsinahome

C．inallhallwaysofahome

D．inkitchenswherefiresaremostlikelytostar

14．Thepassageimpliesthatdead-airspaceismostlikelytobefound______.

A．onaceilingfourinchesawayfromawall

B．nearanopenwindow

C．closetowhereawallmeetsaceiling

D．inkitchensandgarages

15．Whatisthefocusofthispassage?

A．Howfirefighterscarryouttheirresponsibilities.

B．Theproperinstallationofhomesmokedetectors.

C．Thedetoctionofdead-airspaceonwallsandceilings.

D．Howsmokedetectorspreventfiesinhomes.

Question16-20arebasedonthefollooingtable:

FIVE-DAYWEATHER

TODAY

TOMORROW

SUNDAY

MOMMY

TUESDAY

High29

High28

High27

High26

High24

Low21

Low20

Low19

Low17

Low16

Variablycloudy

MainlycloudywithisolatedShowersendingintheafternoon

Sunnywithcloudyperiodsdevelopingintheafternoon

Thunderhowers（POP80%）

Windywiththundcrshowcrs

andpossiblystorminthenorth

Sunrise:

Sunrise:

Sunrise:

Sunrise:

Sunrise:

6:

35a.m.

6:

36a.m.

6:

38a.m

6:

40a.m.

6:

42a.m.

Sunset:

Sunset:

Sunset:

Sunset:

Sunset:

8:

04p.m.

8:

02p.m

8:

00p.m.

7:

57p.m.

7:

55p.m.

16．Whichdayisbestforapicnicbasedontheinformationinthetable?

A．Friday．B．Saturday．

C．Sunday．D．Monday．

17．Whatdoes"POP"probablymean?

A．Placesofpresence．

B．Patternsofpresence．

C．Periodofpresence．

D．Probabilityofpresence．

18．Disastrousweathermayoccuron______.

A．FridayB．Saturday

C．MondayD．Tuesday

19．Whattrendcanbefoundfromtheinformationgiveninthetable?

A．Thedaysarebecominglonger．

B．Thenightsaregettinglonger．

C．Thedaysaregrowingwarmer.

D．Theweatheristurningbetter．

20．Whatdayhasthegreatesttemperaturedifferencebetweendayandnight?

A．Monday．B．Tuesday．

C．Saturday．D．Sunday．

Question21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

TonyHuesman．ahearttransplantrecipient（接受者）wholivcdarecord31yearswithasingledonatedorganhasdiedatage51ofleukemia（白血病）,buthisheartwillgoingstrong．“Hehadleukemia．”hiswidowCarolHuesmonsaid．“Hisheart—believeitornot—heldout.Hisheartnevergaveupuntiltheend．whenithadto．”

Huesmangothearttransplantin1978atStanfordUniversity．Thatwasjust11yearsaftertheworld'sfirsthearttrasplantwasperformedinSouthAfrica．Athisdeath．Huesmanwaslistedastheworld'slongestsurvivorofasingletranplantedheartbothbyStanfordandtheRichmond．Virginia-basedUnitedNetworkforOrganSharing.

“I'malivingproofofapersonwhocangothroughalife-threateningillness．havetheoperationandreturntoaproductivelife．”HuesmantoldTheDaytonDailyNewsin2006．

Huesmanworkedasmarketingdirectoratasporting-goodsstore．Hewasfoundtohaveseriousheartdiseasewhileinhighschool．Hisheartattackedbyapncumonia（肺炎）virus．wasalmostfourtimesitsnormalsizefromtryingtopumpbloodwithweakenedmuscles．

Huesman'ssister,LindaHuesmaaLamb．alsowasstriekenwiththesameproblemandreceiveahearttransplantin1983．Thetwowerethenation'sfirstbrotherandsisterhearttransplantrecipients．Shediedin1991atage29．

HuesmanfoundedtheHuesmanHeartFoundationinDayton．whichseekstoreduceheartdiseasebyeducatingchildrenandoffersanursingscholarshipinhonorofhissister．

21．TonyHuesmandiedfrom______．

A．heartfailure

B．hearttransplant

C．pncumonia

D．non-heart-relateddisease

22．Thephrase“heldout”（Para.1）probablymeans“______”．

A．failedsuddenly

B．functionedproperly

C．expandedgradully

D．shrankprogressively

23．Afterhishearttransplant,TonyHuesman______.

A．livedanormallife

B．receivedanotherdonatedorgan

C．couldn'tgobacktoword

D．didn'tliveaslongasexpected

24．TonyHuesmandiedintheyearof______．

A1983B．1991

C．2006D．2009

25．Huesmanhadtoreceiveahearttransplantbeacause______.

A．hehadaninheritedheartdisease

8．hewasbornwithheartdisability

C．hisheartwasinfectedbyavirus

D．hisheartwasinjuredinanaccident

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Watchout!

HerecomesLondonMayorBorisJohnsonridingabicyclefromhisnewbikehireplan.“Whatwe'veputinisanewformofpublictransport．Thesebikesaregoingtobelongtoeverybaby．”

Morethan12.000peoplehavesignedupfortheplan.Theyeachreceiveakeyatacostofthreepounds,withcostsatonepoundfora24.hourmembership.fivepoundsforsevendays,and45poundsforanannualmembership.

JohnPayne,aLondonteacherwhocyclesalot,isamongthefirsttousrthesystem．“It'sverycomfortable．Forpeoplewhodon'tcyclemuchIthinkit'llbeveryuseful.Butforpeoplewhocycleregulary．theyarepossiblyabitslow．Butthey'reperfectforLondonstreets．verystrong．Ithinkthey'llbeverywidelyused.”

AndJohnsonsaysit'sofgoodvalue．“Ithinkit'sextremelygoodvalue．Thefirsthalfhourisfree．IfyoucyclesmartandyoucyclearoundLondeon—mostjourneysinLondontakelessthanhalfanhour．youcancyclethewholedayfree．”Some5.000bikesarecurrentlyavailableatover300dockingstations（租车点）incentralLondon.Johnsonsaysthecitywillgraduallyexpandthesystem．“Clearlyoneofourambitionsistomakesurethatin2012whentheworldcomestoLondon.theywillbeabletouseLondonhirehikestogototheOlympicstadiums.”

26．MayorBorisJohnsonisridingabicycleto______．

A．gotowork

B．attendacompetition

C．promotehisbikehireplan

D．showhisloveforcycling

27．TheauthormentionsJohnPayneasanexampleofpeoplewho______．

Aopposethebikehireplan

B．supportthebikehireplan

C．don'scyclemuch

D．cycleregularly

28．AccordingtoBorisJohnson,onecancyclearoundthewholedayfree______.

A．becausemostjourneystakelessthanhalfanhour

B．becausethebikehireisfreeforthefirsttime

C．ifonecanarrangehisLondontourinasmartway

D．ifoneisphysicallystrongenough

29．Thebikehiresystemwill______.

A．bcexpandedtoservethe2012Olym